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Control in the Cloud: 14 Pricing, Licensing, and Operational Tips from 4 SaaS Veterans

by Bruce Hadley, Founder on October 24, 2011 4:14 PM

Software as a service (SaaS) is pretty cool: It's convenient for business as well as consumer end-users, and it's a major headache relief for software vendors who wrestle with updates, upgrades, and fixes. Plus, subscription pricing opens the door to a more reliable, predictable recurring revenue stream. But, SaaS is also fraught with peril. When you deliver over the ether called the Web, how do you control licensing? How do you establish pricing? How do you set up billing? Do you build or buy the necessary infrastructure? We spoke to four software industry veterans to take advantage of -- and... More »

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Eric Ries, Author & Entrepreneur, Offers 10 Fat Tips for Lean Software Startups

By Bruce Hadley, Founder on January 31, 2012 1:26 PM

Eric Ries is something of a wünderkind in the startup world: kind of like the brainy professor who makes learning fun, even while he's pointing out all your stupid mistakes. Ries is the creator of... More »

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Most Software Startups Blow It In Beta; Mobile Developer Apsalar Shows Another Way

By Bruce Hadley, Founder on January 17, 2012 11:09 AM

A few months back, San Francisco-based developer Apsalar raised $5 million in venture capital, bringing its total funding to $5.8 million from three investors. While it's true that Apsalar is in a hot space --... More »

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Startup Genome Can Find Your Software Company's Failure Points

By Bruce Hadley, Founder on January 3, 2012 2:19 PM

What makes a startup successful? We can talk until we turn blue about all the touchy-feely components: vision, leadership, focus, luck, and the like. But now, thanks to the efforts of four young entrepreneurs, you... More »

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6fusion CEO John Cowan Offers 11 Tips for Channel Development and Software Startups

By Bruce Hadley, Founder on December 20, 2011 12:18 PM

Raleigh, N.C.-based developer 6fusion recently snared $7 million in Series-B funding to continue to develop and market its cloud management products; this follows a seed round of $3 million. That's a pretty healthy endorsement for... More »

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Software Sales Advice from E-commerce Bright Star BigCommerce

By Bruce Hadley, Founder on December 6, 2011 12:11 PM

BigCommerce began creating its own identity in June 2009, as a subsidiary of Interspire , which was founded in in Australia in 2003 by Mitchell Harper and Eddie Machaalani. Interspire headquarters are still in Sydney,... More »

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